IJ'.'^y In the Open— The National Forests of Washington 



SNOQUALMIE RIVER REGION 



Xorth Bend, 37 miles from Seattle, is the logical starting point for all trips 

 along the Xorth and :\Iiddle Forks of the Snoqualmie River, and is reached by 

 railroad and b}^ an excellent automobile road. There is regular stage service from 

 Seattle. Hotel accommodations may be obtained, and all kinds of supplies may 

 be purchased. Several garages will care for cars, and horses and guides are avail- 

 able. A machine can be taken on a fair road from 6 to 8 miles up the Xorth Fork, 

 whence a foot trail continues nearly to the headwaters of this stream. Lakes 

 Hancock and Calligan, on the X^orth Fork, are very popular amiong fishermen and 

 campers. For trips up the [Middle Fork, machines are usually driven as far as 

 Hubbard ranch, a distance of 6 miles. A good horse trail continues up the Middle 

 Fork A^alley to the Halfway House, 15.2 miles from North Bend, and on to Goldmyer 

 Hot Springs, a total distance of 28.3 miles. From the Halfway House another 

 trail extends up Pratt River to Pratt Lake (9.2 miles) and Rockdale (15 miles). 

 The trail to Snoqualmie Lake leaves the Middle Fork trail about 3^^ miles above 

 the Halfway House, passing Snoqualmie Lake at 12.3 miles and continuing on to 

 Lake Dorothy and Skykomish, 29.5 miles from the Halfway House. 



There is splendid fishing in both the X^orth Fork and Middle Fork of the 

 Snoqualmie. Game is abundant, and many deer and bear are killed here every 

 season. A number of elk from the Yellowstone Park were liberated here a few 

 vears ago, and may often be seen in the locality. They are protected by State 

 law, under penalty of heavy fines. Magnificent fir and cedar timber occurs along 

 almost the entire length of the Middle Fork valley, and is one of the few remaining 

 samples of the splendid growth formerly found throughout the western part of 

 the State. The mountain scenery is particularly attractive in the vicinity of 

 Goldmyer Hot Springs and Dutch ]\Iiller Gap. 



ALONG THE SUNSET HIGHWAY 



Fromi X^orth Bend the Sunset Highway extends up the South Fork of the 

 Snoqualmie to Snoqualmie Pass, 23 miles; to Lake Keechelus, 29 miles; and thence 

 to Cle Blum and KHensburg. All points along this route may also be reached 

 easily over the main line of the Chicago, ^Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. Hotel 



